Make protocol on dengue as cases rise: Health Minister to hospitals

Hospitals in Delhi have been directed to formulate protocols on dengue amid a spike in cases, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday.
The minister also said medical directors and superintendents of hospitals run by the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have been called for a meeting later in the day regarding dengue, he said during an inspection of facilities at LNJP Hospital.
Bharadwaj also warned of action against schools found violating the directions on dengue. “In Delhi and north India, the rain started earlier than usual. Delhi received rainfall in April, May, June, and July. There are indications that vector-borne diseases are increasing, and even dengue cases are seeing a spike. All the hospitals have been directed to formulate protocols for dengue, like they did for Covid,” he said. Delhi reported 56 fresh dengue cases in the past week, taking the tally to over 240, according to a municipal corporation report on Monday.
As per the latest report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the tally was at 243 as of July 28.
The minister added that he will inspect some schools today to check the compliance of students with norms for full-sleeved clothing.
“All the schools have been directed to ask students to wear clothes with full sleeves and be fully covered. Schools are not following the directions. I will be going on a surprise inspection of some schools today along with district magistrates. action will be taken against the guilty parties,” he said.